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Lab Objective:

Learn about wireless network cards.

Lab Purpose:

Install a wireless NIC.

Lab Tool:

Cisco Packet Tracer.

Lab Topology:

Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise. I dragged two laptops and a wireless access point (labeled AP-PT in Packet Tracer) to the canvas.

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Lab Walkthrough:

Task 1:

Drag two laptops and an access point to the canvas.

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On each one, remove the Ethernet card from the laptop and insert a wireless NIC into the empty slot. You need to power down the laptop first. Remember to power it back on.

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The devices should link to the access point after a few seconds.

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Task 2:

Go to the IP Configuration icon.

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And set the IP addresses on the left and right laptops to 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2, respectively.

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Task 3:

Now ping from one PC to the other. You won’t need to configure the access point for this lab.

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Here is how to add IP address 192.168.1.1 to one of the PCs. Use the .2 address for the other.

Notes:

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